Samuel Beckett and the Second World War

Politics, Propaganda and a 'Universe Become Provisional'

AvWilliam Davies,Matthew Feldman

Häftad, Engelska, 2022

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In the wake of the Second World War, Samuel Beckett wrote some of the most significant literary works of the 20th century. This is the first full-length historical study to examine the far-reaching impact of the war on Beckett’s creative and intellectual sensibilities.Drawing on a substantial body of archival material, including letters, manuscripts, diaries and interviews, as well as a wealth of historical sources, this book explores Beckett’s writing in a range of political contexts, from the racist dogma of Nazism and aggressive traditionalism of the Vichy regime to Irish neutrality censorship and the politics of recovery in the French Fourth Republic. Along the way, Samuel Beckett and the Second World War casts new light on Beckett’s political commitments and his concepts of history as they were formed during Europe’s darkest hour.

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Utgivningsdatum:2022-06-30
Mått:154 x 234 x 16 mm
Vikt:380 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Historicizing Modernism
Antal sidor:256
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN:9781350196575

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William Davies is a research fellow at the University of Reading. With Helen Bailey, he is the editor of Beckett and Politics (2020). He is an English editor of LONGITUDINES magazine.

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[Beckett's] life between 1939 and 1945–6 has been well-documented ... but William Davies adds much detail, and his book is certain to become the standard work on the subject. But he has done far more than provide new information: he adds fresh strands to the narrative. His book explores, for instance, the issue of Vichy’s Révolution nationale and Beckett’s sarcastic depiction of the Pétain paradox as a ‘poor old misled man and hero of Verdun’ (p. 78). This is followed by a brilliant exposé of Beckett’s relationship to Irish neutrality and a fine analysis of his greatest poem ‘Saint-Lô’ (1946).

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Series Editor PrefaceIntroduction Chapter One – Beckett and the Second World WarChapter Two – Beckett, War and the EverydayChapter Three – Revolution and Revulsion: Beckett and Vichy FranceChapter Four – Beckett and Irish NeutralityChapter Five – The Language of Recovery: Beckett and France after the LiberationChapter Six – Beckett and War WritingEpilogueBibliographyIndex